STUARTS DRAFT MAN DIES IN HUNTING ACCIDENT; UNCLE CHARGE

STUARTS DRAFT, Va. -- A Stuarts Draft man died and his uncle was arrested
after what authorities described as an apparent hunting accident on family
land.

Chad Mays, 29, died at the scene after he was shot in the chest by a
high-powered rifle.

George F. Lowery, 50, of Stuarts Draft, was charged with reckless
handling of a firearm and could face more charges, according to the Virginia
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, which handles all hunting
accidents.

The shooting occurred while Mays and Lowery were hunting deer together
around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on private land next to the George Washington
National Forest.

Game Warden Capt. Mike Clark said the victim apparently was mistaken for
a deer.

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